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1936 Academy Awards
The 1936 Academy Awards were presented March 4, 1937 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAnthony Adverse (Warner Bros.)Dodsworth (Goldwyn; United Artists)The Great…African Methodist Episcopal Church
(Encyclopedia) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist denomination (see Methodism). It was established in 1816 in Philadelphia with Richard Allen as its first bishop. In 1991 there were about…Barnet
(Encyclopedia) Barnet Barnet bärˈnət [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. Although mainly…Gregory, Dick
(Encyclopedia) Gregory, Dick (Richard Claxton Gregory), 1932–2017, African-American civil-rights activist and comedian, b. St. Louis, Mo. A biting satirist who used the struggle for civil rights and…Holbrooke, Richard Charles
(Encyclopedia) Holbrooke, Richard CharlesHolbrooke, Richard Charleshōlˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1941–2010, American diplomat, b. New York City, grad. Brown (B.A., 1962). Holbrooke joined the foreign…Doris Day Biography
Doris Day(Doris Kappelhoff)singer, actressBorn: 4/3/1924Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio America's No.1 female box office attraction during the late 1950s and '60s, she starred in a number musicals,…Sammy Davis, Jr. Biography
Sammy Davis, Jr.singer, actorBorn: 12/8/1925Birthplace: New York City Popular singer and stage and film actor who started touring with his family's troupe, the Will Mastin Trio, at age three…James Van Der Beek Biography
James Van Der BeekactorBorn: 3/8/1977Birthplace: Cheshire, Connecticut Van Der Beek became instantly famous playing the sensitive Dawson Leery on the TV series Dawson's Creek (1998– ), a megahit…Biographies of Famous African Americans
Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…Church, Richard William
(Encyclopedia) Church, Richard William, 1815–90, English Anglican clergyman. He was educated at Oxford, where he became a follower of John Henry Newman. As dean of St. Paul's (1871–90) he did much to…Trending
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